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From: boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Screen Saver w/ a password?
Keywords: Screen Saver, Password, Like SUNs
Message-ID: <1990Sep1.031516.4288@world.std.com>
Date: 1 Sep 90 03:15:16 GMT
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Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
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rww@demon.siemens.com (Richard W West) writes:

>Does anyone know of a screen saver that has the option to turn on/off a
>password?  Something along the line of what is pretty popular on the SUN
>workstations is what I am looking for.

>The reason I am looking for this is because I need to be logged onto two
>fileservers throughout the night for backups to be done, but I do not
>like the fact that someone can easily access the Fileservers using my
>machine, which is already logged on as Administrator.  Severe security
>hazard there..

>Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>  

                                                                              
The current version of After Dark (2.0) from Berkeley System Design has a     
password feature, and so, I believe, does the current version of its main
competitor Pyro! from 5th Generation Systems.  Both are available at     
mailorder sources for ~$45.                                                  
                                                                               
Boris Levitin                                                           
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